Do I need digital video output for my LCD monitor?

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I have a GeForce2 video card with an S-Video out. I'm trying to get an image on both my lcd monitor AND my tv, but everytime i plug the S-vid in, my monitor cuts out and i have to restart. Any help?

Hi Leo.
I have a Dell desktop computer (Dememssion E510) and I like to use a monitor to hook up with my DVD player only. What is a accesory can i buy to use with? or I want to buy a LVD TV then I can use them both for regular TV and computer. I do not want to have 2 of them in my studio room (TV and Monitor)Thank you very much

Hi.
I have a graphics card with both one analog and one digital outputs.
I also have two analog TFT monitors ahd have attached both to the same graphics card, with a simple DDI to D-Sub converter on the Graphics card digital output.
I have also configured the OS (WIN XP) to allow the two monitors to act as one large extended workspace.

Now the problem.
Every now and again I get a problem where one of the screens will become distorted. Then it fixes itself after some minutes / hours.
I swapped the connections around and the other monitor then showed signs of the problem.

Any ideas please? Do I need a more clever DVI to D-Sub converter?

Regards, Dave

I have a HP a1129n which I bought a approx. 3 years ago. I just bought a samsung 2333. The HP only has an anslog output not a digital. How can I convert it to digital. Looks like I have 3 more horizontal slots on the back of the CPU that are not used. Do I have to add a digital output, or is there another way?

I just upgraded my computer so that I have a better graphics card that has a DVI connection port along with the regular VGA connection port. So my flatscreen monitor has a DVI connector also. What's confusing me is that the card did not come with DVI to DVI cable and I don't see one for sale on the local microcenter web page? (but all kinds of DVI to everything but DVI cables.

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